Family Law Amendment Act 2023.
With the passing of the Family Law Amendment Act 2023, Labor has removed the equal shared parental responsibility provision from family law. The amendments also effectively do away with shared parenting. This will lead to more disconnected relationships and unjust outcomes for the non-custodial parent. However the non-custodial parent, i.e the one without the parental responsibility, will still have the responsibility for paying child support!
Incredibly four senior Liberal Senators (viz Askew, Cash,
Labor has a history of anti-family efforts.
Labor brought in the Family Law Act in 1975, the child support legislation in 1988 and 1989, domestic violence changes and the removal of penalties for perjury in 2011 and now the removal of equal shared parent responsibility and more in 2023. Further anti-family legislation is happening in 2024, with regard to property and superannuation.
We made a submission on the Family Law Amendment Bill 2023 to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee's inquiry. However the Bill was passed by Parliament. The amended legislation then became effective on 6 May 2024.
